Cone beam computed tomography

Build an educational website!!!!

From Dr. Bicuspid – April 19, 2011 Dental schools in the U.S., U.K., and Australia are beginning to adopt cone-beam CT technology into their curricula, but few currently provide training on this equipment to predoctoral and undergraduate students,according to research conducted by Vijay Parashar,BDS, DDS, MDSc, an associate professor at the Midwestern University College of … Read more

Editorials du jour – cont’d

Can’t get Melissa to buy me a cloud server for articles et al, nudge nudge, wink, wink; thus, I use MOBILE ME……….brilliant editorial from Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology,and Endodontology,odd we’re not considered Oral………however….. It rel Image via Wikipedia ates to cone beam tomography. CbCT is standard of care, but not necessarily … Read more

YES, YES, THERE IS A GOD!!!!!!!!!

Students favor digital tools for learning radiographic anatomyBy Kathy Kincade, Editor in Chief DrBuspid.com March 16, 2011 — An interactive learning tool developed by researchers at the University of Queensland to enhance the learning of oral radiographic anatomy and interpretation received a warm welcome from dental students at the school who got to test-drive it … Read more

Sinusitis of Dental Origin

From: Maarten Meire <maartenmeire@gmail.com>Reply-To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:34:08 +0100To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Subject: [roots] Sinusitis of dental origin Hello Rooters,   Haven’t posted for a while, for the same reasons as Bojidar explained. Now things start to settle (and I get more sleep :-),,) I hope to find more time to prepare cases.   Here is a … Read more

Retreatment case – looking for other disciplines and/or Dr. Goodbar

The intention of this blog continues to be the blending of graphics, video and hopefully, soon to be forthcoming – ANIMATION…..as suggested, I’m somewhat access limited to other disciplines – however, there are scads of Canadian dentist who deserve to be showcased in this format and others as yet to be defined……..eChronicles immediately come to … Read more

Brand recognition and loyalty – Huzzah!! BIOLASE Announces the Formation of a New Division: BIOLASE Imaging

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – February 24, 2011) – BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the World’s leading dental laser manufacturer and distributor, today announced that it has formed a new division, BIOLASE Imaging, to design and distribute state-of-the-art extra-oral and intra-oral dental imaging devices. The creation of BIOLASE Imaging will enable the Company to offer high-quality diagnostic solutions … Read more

ECIR resorption case

ECIR resorption case…..you can see from the scan where the resorption is limited to…….this is post ortho. I’d repeat the certify me, certify you blues refrain, but last night as I was parking my car, a bullet whizzed by and took out my tail light……….thus I shall refrain from the refrain and recruse myself from … Read more

Certify me, certify you blues – IT’S A DIAGNOSTIC IMPERATIVE

From: Michiel de Cleen <mjhc@xs4all.nl>Reply-To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:22:31 +0100To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Subject: [roots] cbct-resorption A 17-yr old girl was referred for diagnosis and treatment. Only with a CBCT I could fully appreciate the extent of the resorptive defects…….   Michiel Related articles What Can Be Done for Root Resorption? (everydayhealth.com)

Certify me, certify you blues – my aunt Fannie!

All this vituperation about small FOV cbCT may well get me in trouble, but frankly, it’s worth it if enough folks get the message and make a little noise. I’m not suggesting that anyone take over Crescent Street and block traffic, although…… Image via Wikipedia From a ROOTER – Made this screen capture you tube … Read more

Astra Tech is ON FIRE!!!!!

3Shape and Astra Tech have agreed on a global strategic alliance. The scandinavian companies intend to develop of a new software. (DTI/Photo courtesy of Dimitriy Shironosov) Mar 4, 2011 | EUROPE Scandinavian dental specialists form global alliance by Yvonne Bachmann, Dental Tribune International LEIPZIG, Germany: 3Shape, a Danish company specialised in the development of dental … Read more

The Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Pathology, Developmental Anomalies and Traumatic Injuries Relevant to Orthodontics

Image via CrunchBase Byung-Cheol Kanga, Suk-Ja Yoonb, Jae-Seo Leec, Wisam Al-Rawid, J. Martin Palomoe YOU TUBE – plug link in your browserhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTf9ph3Gsjk The objective of this work is to illustrate pathologic conditions relevant to orthodontists who use dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. A total of 1703 cases from 2300 CBCT images taken from June 2006 to May 2009 … Read more

Certify me, certify you blues – And one I sneaked in cuz the server got wonky – called Case Reports wanted from Canadian dentists

From Dr. Bicuspid PreXion offers lower radiation CBCT system By DrBicuspid Staff February 18, 2011 — PreXion plans to showcase its new 3D cone-beam CT (CBCT) system, the PreXion3D Elite with CLEARimage scanning technology, at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting next week. The new system incorporates PreXion’s CLEARimage technology, which produces high-quality, high-definition images while reducing radiation exposure … Read more

Let’s see if we can get this puppy to hunt

COMMENTS MES ENFANTS – COMMENTS Patient – radiographic appearance – three years after orthodontic therapy – WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Image via Wikipedia Best regards  Mike (Michal Stepien) – colleague from Poland www.stomatologia-stepien.pl 12 3624545 , 502507387 Related articles Accelerated Orthodontics: A Faster Way to Straighten Your Teeth (everydayhealth.com) Using 3-D X-rays for orthodontic kids … Read more

Ya see Hortence, there is a god…………..

TO ALL RCDS MEMBERS: On February 14, 2011, the province of Ontario officially opened the public consultation process for input on the proposed regulatory amendments to the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act that would allow dentists to use computed tomography (CT) in their dental offices.  “This is an important milestone,” explained College President Dr. Peter Trainor. “We are almost at the end of … Read more